Axle-housing.



F. o. URKHARDT.

AXLE HOUSING.

APPLIGATION FILED JUNE ze, 1914.

Patented Feb. 9, 1915.

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AXLE HOUSING.

APPLIOATION FKILED JUNE 26,l 1914L Patented Feb. 9, 1915.

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F. e. BURKHARDT.

AXLB HOUSING.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 26, 1914.

F. C. BURKHARDT.

AXLE HOUSING.

APPLIGATION FILED JUNE 26, 1914.

Patented Feb. 9, 1915.

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WTN E55 E15 A WNVENTUR FREDERCK C. BURKHARDT, 0F BUFFALO, NEV YORK,SSG-NOR TO TH CROSBY COMPANY.. OF BUFFALO, l\ EW YORK, A COBPORATON OFNEW YORK.

Application filed June 26,1914.

Specication of Letters Patent.

LE-HOUSING.

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Serial No. 347.413.

axle 111111511115r comprises two sections each of whi1-l1 has a cent1-alhocly section :m11 tubular :11'111 s1'1'1i11ns arranged on oppositesides of '1111' 111111).' sections, said 11111117 sections being1111ite1l to 1'111'111 :1 complete body :11111 the :11'111 ,sm-tions ot11111' 11011.11' section sln'n'nmtling those o1' the other 111111111'section to form com- 11l1't1' t1111111a" :111115.

111 the eonsrnetioli shown in Figs. 1-9 the 1111111' o1' the axle iscomposed o1 two substantialh' ls1'n1iei1e11la1' hotly sections 1, 2,wliivli a1'1 :111:111t1'1l to 11e joined on a horizontal lian1et1'i1'alline 21 so that their Con 1'111'1' si1l1's 111111' each other and fol'ina corn- 11l1't1' 111111)' ot snhstantially cil'cnlal' form. .\t its111111osit1' ends each ot these hotly sections is 111'111'11'11'11 witht11l111la1' :11'111 sections 11'1111'11 :11'1' 1'111'1111'11 integrallyo1 sheet metal with 1111' 1-1's11e1-ti1'el1111lyseetio11 h v stampingo1' l11'111li11g. '1`l11' 111111111111' :11'11'1 sections of one111111).' section. 11111' instance the 111111121' body seeion, a1'1'11111111' ot e1111111a1'ati1'1'ly small 11ia111et1'1. as shown at i 111Figs. fi, 4, T 111111 51. while the t111111h11' :11'111 sec-tions 5 ofthe other 111' low1'1' l1o1l),Y section are 111.00111- 11a1'at11'11l1'laz'gre 1l1a1111't1'1' and s111'1'o11nd the s11111ll1'1' t11l111la1'a1'n1 sections o1 the 11111101' 111111)' section. as shown in Figs. il.G and 7. The t1111111a1' :11'111s are 111'efe1'al1ly a1'1'11nge1lhorizontally and axially in line with each other :11111 th1x1lian1et1'ieal `1ont between the 1111111' sections. as shown in Figs. 3and F1. 'The longitudinal seams 111l the t11l'111la1' arm sections1111'111111111 each :11'111 a1'e preferably ont ofline1'11'1'1111111'1'1'11tially foi' instance the seam-11 o1' the ssnall111111'1' :11'11'1 section is on the 1111111'1'si111' o1 the sann' andthe senin '1' o1" the large o11t1'1' :11'111 section is on the upper511111' of 1111' latter. as shown 111 191g. 7. ln (11'11111 to1'11111111' a 1111sl1 o1' smooth joint to 111' 11111111' between thel111111'1' ends of the outer 111111111111' :11111 ,-11'11io11s :111111111' adjacent ends of the 1111111' s1'1'1i1111 111I the11th1'1'ho11sing sec- 111111 this last 1111'111111111'11 11111141'section is pro- 1'1111'11 at its 11111111sit1' 1111s with'o11twa1'1llyoil-.set portions H 11'1111'11 111 the 111111'1'1'1111S 0f 1:11151'111111'1' t11l111la1' :11'111 1'1'tio11s :11111 are lnsh th1'1'1'\'.'i1h1111 1111' 1111t11' sides of these 11:11'ts` :1s shown in [9111s. 1:11111 21. 1`t1'1'tl11' 11111 s1-1'tio11s o1l the housing1 have 111'1'11ass1'111l1l1'1l 111 the 111:1111'11'1' 11ese1'il1e1l the joints111-111'1'1111 1,111' 1111111' ls1'1'ti11ns an1l the respective1.1111111111' :11'111 s1'1't1o11s :11'1' 1'l11s1'1l.111' connected 11Vany snitahle 1111'a11s. tl1is 11111111,r 111'111'o1'al1ly 1'11'1'1111'1111,1' 111111111;r 111 any nsnal :11111 well known manner. In itscompleted condition tliis housing contains tubular arms each of which isof a double thickness of metal each thickness being integral with onehalf of the body whereby the strength of the housing in its zi'lns isgreatly increased without innteriully increasing the weight of thehousing. -l`n the modified construction of this in vention shown inFigsn 10-l8 the body of the axle housing is inode up ot' two ring shaftsections 9, l0 which are arranged aliiu ally side by side und areconnected by o circumferential joint ll between the same, as sliown inFigs. 2, 3 and 4.. One of these body sections, for instance the section9, is provided on its diametricolly outer sides o'itli laterallyprojecting tubular arm-foco tions l2 of' comparatively small diameter'formed integrally therewith oi. sliect motel and encli lowing olongitudinal senin 13 on its sido, n ile tiie other body section 10provid o on ite die ricolly opposite with .laterally projectingtubolari.' erin ins 'lflof larger diameter which are 'formed integrallyoffene' metal with said lost .mentioned body section ond each of whichsurrounds one oi the smaller erin Sections and lios o scam l5 on itsside dizo inetrically opjiosite the senin ofthe companion small erinsectioin chown in Figs* et und 5. The body section which is connectedWitlrtlie inner t1 color erin sections .is provided with ontwar'lyprojecting olf sots lo adjacent to the inner ends of tlie coter tnlmlnrerm, section so este produce i i i erts, o@ shown l e r rationeassembled inthe manner desc 'ibed tliesonie may loe connected by weldingor otherwise in tire manner suggested with reference to the constructionshown in Figs, l- L l claim as iny invention: l. An. oXlc housingcomprising tions, ecc-lu, housing section naming u, contrari 'codysection which is provided on its copo site sides with tubular erinsections, and the erin sections of one housing :section sin rounding thelrin sections oi? the other l1onsing section. t

2. An axle housing comprising two sections, encli housing' section.lowing n control body section which it provided on its opposite sideeWitli tnlinlor erin sections :incl tile arm :Sections olf one housingsection being of smell flizinictcr und the nrni sections of tlie otlierl sing section being ol lan-oer dioincter cnr. nrroonding seid enrollorio tw o scco sing ,:on'lprising n body ond two tnlnilor crineprojecting laterally from opposite eides; olf sold. body, said `bodycoinprising two sections and cncli of said :irons coniprieing en innertube section connected with one olf i. body :sections and on mitm` tubeoecLion innected with. tlie other body section, l section .vlnclnconnf-xctcf'l with tin. e sections lowing outward oiioets the inner neot :mid outer too Witness :roI l this 25th doy oi' dunno,j

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